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There was never an issue with FBI agents handling the 10mm. This is a myth. I don't know how it got started but it's pretty easy to verify that it can't be true.
1. BEFORE the FBI ever issued 10mm, they settled on a reduced loading that was identical to what the .40S&W would be when it was later developed. The FBI never issued full power 10mm, they only issued their reduced 10mm loading which was equivalent to what the .40S&W would be when it was later developed.
2. The reason they moved away from the 10mm relatively quickly had to do with problems with the 10mm 1076 S&W pistols which were eventually recalled in 1991. The FBI initially went back to 9mm but then made the switch to .40S&W in 1997.
1988 FBI develops the 10mm FBI loading.
1989 FBI officially switches to 10mm.
May 1990 FBI begins issuing S&W 1076 pistols in 10mm.
May 1991 S&W 1076 pistols are recalled.
1991 FBI begins issuing SIG pistols in 9mm.
1997 FBI issues pistols in .40S&W.
So the reduced FBI 10mm loading was developed BEFORE any 10mm pistols were issued to agents, full power 10mm was never issued to agents, and the reason for dropping 10mm was problems with the S&W 1076 pistols not agents having trouble with the caliber/loading.
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